Comments are incorrectly imported

Description

I'm trying to export an existing WordPress blog (v2.2.1) and import it to a new WordPress blog (v2.8.6).

The XML file WordPress created looks fine, and indeed the import process appears to work (specifying the single exported post was correctly imported with the right number of comments).

However, when viewing the imported post in the new blog, it shows with zero comments. In the management console, I see the imported comments under the "comments" section, but they are not "connected" to any post.

Attached is the WordPress WXR file. The issue was verified with a new installation of WordPress 2.6.8 (both English and Hebrew editions).

I have just tested this with an import on current 3.0-alpha which has the same import code as 2.9 and I get a single post imported with 22 comments attached too it.

I selected the create a user option and ended up with a new user which was not correctly setup - exports contain the display name which is this case does not sanitise down to a valid user_login - see #10319.

(In [12469]) Fix some notices in the importer when importing files from old WordPress versions or not fetching attachments. See #11484.
Ensure that we check that a user is created for the username we specify and otherwise fallback to the current user
See #10319.

I have just tested this with an import on current 3.0-alpha which has the same import code as 2.9 and I get a single post imported with 22 comments attached too it.

The importer indeed REPORTS that a single post was imported with 22 comments. But then, when I actually browse to the post page no comments are displayed, and when I check the comments section in the management console the comments are no displayed either (v2.9) or displayed but not connected to the post (v2.8.6).

Does the import work for you "all the way", or did you stop checking after the import report message?